pardalis, Ophisurus Valenciennes [A.] 1839:[90], Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2130. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:110-111 [ref. 20810]. Dates to Pl. 16 in 1839, p. 90 published in 1843. •Valid as Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839) -- (McCosker 1977:79 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 1989:374 [ref. 13288], Leiby 1990:185 [ref. 13652], McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993:164 [ref. 21180], Afonso et al. 1999:69 [ref. 25466], Wirtz et al. 2007:25 [ref. 30263], McCosker & Allen 2012:39 [ref. 31763], Wirtz et al. 2013:118 [ref. 32972], McCosker 2016:1663 [ref. 34558], Carneiro et al. 2019:64 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:69 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:118 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands, Abbobón Island, São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.